The Philosopher's Pupil

The Philosopher's Pupil

First edition
Author	Iris Murdoch
Cover artist	Cathie Felstead[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publisher	Chatto & Windus
Publication date	1983
Media type	Print
Pages	576
ISBN	0-7011-2682-5

The Philosopher's Pupil is a 1983 novel by the British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch. It is set in a small English spa town called Ennistone.

Main characters

• George McCaffrey---George, 44 years old, was a pupil of John Robert Rozanov, the philosopher. After changing from philosophy to history and archaeology, he had entered the museum and archive world but published nothing except A Short History of the Ennistone Museum. He married Stella; their son, Rufus, died in an unexplained "mishap."
• Stella McCaffrey--- George's wife.
• Brian McCaffrey--- George's brother, age 41.
• Gabriel McCaffrey--- Brian's wife.
• Adam McCaffrey--- Gabriel and Brian's son, age 8.
• Zed--- Adam's small Papillon dog.
• Alex McCaffrey--- George and Brian's mother, age 66.
• Tom McCaffrey--- Alex's stepson, George and Brian's younger stepbrother, age 20.
• John Robert Rozanov--- the philosopher.
• Hattie Meynell--- John Robert's granddaughter.
• Ruby Doyle--- Alex's long-time maid; a gipsy.
• Diane Sedleigh--- George's mistress and Ruby's sister or cousin (no one knows).
• Pearl Scotney--- Hattie's maid and companion, also related to Ruby and Diane.
• Emmanuel (Emma) Scarlett-Taylor--- Tom's friend.

References

1. Fletcher, John; Cheryl Browning Bove (1994). Iris Murdoch: a descriptive primary and annotated secondary bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 0824089103.

External links

• Review of The Philosopher's Pupil by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times, 29 June 1983.